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+---
+- name: install system dependencies
+  yum: name={{ item }} state=installed
+  with_items:
+    - openssl-devel
+    - openldap-devel
+    - python-pip
+  become: true
+  become_user: root
+  when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
+
+- name: install system dependencies
+  apt: name={{ item }} state=installed
+  with_items:
+    - libssl-dev
+    - libldap2-dev
+  become: true
+  become_user: root
+  when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
+
+- name: install merypytools
+  pip:
+    name: "git+https://gitlab.erc.monash.edu.au/hpc-team/mercpytools.git#egg=mercpytools"
+    extra_args: "--upgrade"
+  become: true
+  become_user: root
+
+- name: create install dir
+  file: name={{ item }} state=directory owner={{ ansible_user }}
+  with_items:
+   - "/usr/local/hpcsystem"
+   - "/usr/local/hpcsystem_config"
+  become: true
+  become_user: root
+
+
+- name: install hpcsystem
+  git: 
+    repo: git@gitlab.erc.monash.edu.au:hpc-team/hpcsystem.git
+    dest: /usr/local/hpcsystem
+
+- name: install hpcsystem_config
+  git: 
+    repo: git@gitlab.erc.monash.edu.au:hpc-team/m3_hpcsystem_config.git
+    dest: /usr/local/hpcsystem_config
+    accept_hostkey: True